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[GUIDE] How To Unlock Bootloader and Root Verizon Galaxy Nexus
- dmmarckRetired Moderator
What You Will Find In This Guide- How to unlock the bootloader & root using a PC
- How to unlock the bootloader & root using a MAC
- YouTube video tutorial
- Troubleshooting
- How to root the 4.0.4 update
[INFO]For this method we are going to use Paul O'Briens Superboot.
Superboot is a boot.img that when booted, will root your device the first time you boot (installing su and the superuser APK). No need to flash any partitions, no need to mess around with ADB, no messing with the contents of your data partition, no overwriting the shipped ROM on your device, just boot the boot image using the instructions below and you're done!...evostance- xda[/INFO]
BEFORE WE BEGIN
This Guide is For Windows/PC Users (For Mac... See the end of the guide)
***** WARNING: Before you begin... Unlocking the bootloader wipes the entire phone, including the internal storage. So back up any pictures, videos, music, etc... to your computer before you begin. *****
NOW LETS GET STARTED
STEP:
1) Extract the contents of the above zip file. (SUPERBOOT)
2) Open the r3-galaxynexus-superboot folder you just extracted and select all of the files. (Ctrl + A)
3) Right click to Copy the files.
4) Open the C: drive of your computer. Right click to create a new folder and name it "root". Open the folder and PASTE the files in it that you just copied.
5) Open Command Prompt from the start menu on your computer. Use the search field if you need to.
6) From your phone... go to > Settings > Developer Options > Turn on USB Debugging.
7) Power your device off.
8) Connect your phone to your computer.
9) Put the device into bootloader mode by holding down Vol Up + Vol Down + Power and release when you see this screen.
10) Go to the Command Prompt Window and type the following: (Hit enter after each line)Code:cd C:/
Code:cd root
11) Unlock your bootloader by typing this: ***This Will Wipe Your Device | Make A Backup of Anything Important If You Need To***Code:fastboot-windows oem unlock
12) You should get a warning on your phone. Use the volume keys to select an option, and press the power button to confirm it. (Select YES)
13) Your bootloader should now say that it is unlocked at the bottom.
14) To root your device, go back to the root folder that you created earlier on your C: drive and double click:
install-superboot-windows.bat
[NOTE]14) To root the 4.0.4 update... continue here [/NOTE]
15) When completed... you should see this screen:
16) After seeing the Google unlock screen for a few minutes, your phone should eventually power itself back on. Don't freak out and think it's frozen... it may take a good 5-10 minutes to power up off of the Google screen. ***If the Google screen goes into a bootloop... Whatever you do.. DO NOT pull the battery immediately... it will soft brick the phone. Try unplugging the USB Cable or hold the power button until the phone powers on and off. If you do end up having to pull the battery... wait at least 5-10 minutes while on the Google screen before you do so*** (more info on troubleshooting this can be found in the first 7 pages.)Congrats... You Are Now Rooted with an Unlocked Bootloader. Now go have some fun!CREDITS
SuperBoot: Paul O'Brien
Info: Evostance (XDA)___________________________________________________________________________________________________
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For MAC Users
The instructions are the same as for PC... you just need to change the command codes.
Replace the PC codes with the following:
Step 5 from above:Code:cd C:/
Code:cd root
Code:./fastboot-mac oem unlock
Also... From Step 9 above: Choose "install-superboot-mac.sh"
That's All...___________________________________________________________________________________________________
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YouTube Video: Unlocking the bootloader and rooting from a MAC
[YT]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tF-Sz_yjYI&list=UUTqkQCOfg2k27s4GJZWrkjg&index=1&feature=plcp[/YT]
[YT]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyiCjdoUheU[/YT]___________________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________________TROUBLESHOOTING
[TIP]Common Facts & Questions[/TIP]
If you're having problems with the Drivers or the device not being recognized... Go to Device Manager on you computer and do the following.
* In fastboot mode, this is how your device may show up... with a yellow exclamation point (Unknown Device).
* Right click on the unknown device and select "Update driver software". Brings this up.... select "Browse my computer for driver software"
* That then brings up the following. Select "Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer"
* That then brings up the next step screen. scroll down until you see "SAMSUNG Android Phone". If you do not see this, you have not installed the driver.
* After selecting that, then select "SAMSUNG Android ADB Interface".
* Then select "Yes" to update that driver.
DONE.. your device is now recognized in fastboot mode!12-16-2011 03:02 AMLike 60 - dmmarckRetired ModeratorRooting the 4.04 update (if your phones bootloader is not already unlocked.. you will need to unlock the bootloader first/directions in the first post)
Instructions:
1. Download this su.zip to your internal storage.
2. Download Clockwork Recovery and place in in your SDk/Tools or Platform-Tools folder.
3. From you Tools or Platform-Tools folder, open a command prompt.
*Wherever your adb.exe and fastboot.exe files are.
4. Type the following commands:Code:adb reboot bootloader
Code:fastboot flash recovery recovery-clockwork-5.5.0.4-toro.img
5. On your phone, scroll down to “Recovery Mode” and press the power button.
6. Your phone should boot into Clockwork Recovery.
7. Select “install zip from sdcard.”
8. Find the su.zip file that you downloaded earlier. Choose it and flash it.
9. Reboot your phone and you should now be rooted.
Enjoy!credit adrynalyne for the new su.zipaxeb likes this.12-16-2011 05:25 AMLike 1 - TerrignoItaliano PapiEverytime I get to the last Command Prompt, It always says waiting for device. I dont get it. I have the Samsung Drivers installed, USB installed and did everything else. When I notice that I plug the usb in before I put the phone in fastboot mode, It makes the studder step sound of the USB inserted on the computer. Instead of the full Sound a USB connection makes. Can anyone help me with this?12-16-2011 08:48 AMLike 0
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- Everytime I get to the last Command Prompt, It always says waiting for device. I dont get it. I have the Samsung Drivers installed, USB installed and did everything else. When I notice that I plug the usb in before I put the phone in fastboot mode, It makes the studder step sound of the USB inserted on the computer. Instead of the full Sound a USB connection makes. Can anyone help me with this?
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk12-16-2011 09:01 AMLike 9 - Open for service
hit me up guys BTW another awesome guide Cyber Warrior
Cyber Warrior and trmoney24 like this.12-16-2011 09:05 AMLike 2 - Everytime I get to the last Command Prompt, It always says waiting for device. I dont get it. I have the Samsung Drivers installed, USB installed and did everything else. When I notice that I plug the usb in before I put the phone in fastboot mode, It makes the studder step sound of the USB inserted on the computer. Instead of the full Sound a USB connection makes. Can anyone help me with this?
And for a question of my own. If i used this method to unlock the bootloader only, can I just skip to step 14 to root the phone or do I need to use another method to get root.tiwia and nittomuniz like this.12-16-2011 09:08 AMLike 2 - TerrignoItaliano PapiWell I used this method to unlock the bootloader but I had the same problem with the waiting on device message. I had to manually go into the windows device manager and update the driver...then navigate to the driver. For some reason it was using the wrong driver even though I had installed it. Maybe you are having the same problem?
And for a question of my own. If i used this method to unlock the bootloader only, can I just skip to step 14 to root the phone or do I need to use another method to get root.
I just want to make sure that we can still get OTA updates?12-16-2011 09:27 AMLike 0 - MOST if not all errors that you will get are caused by the drivers not being installed correctly. Go into your device manager and make sure there are no errors or yellow exclamation points on your device. If they are, you won't be able to do anything here until they are resolved. Double click on the device and browse to the folder you downloaded the driver packages too from this thread and hit ok. It should find and install them.12-16-2011 09:38 AMLike 0
- do you have to unlock the bootloader in order to root? reason I ask is because I've already got the phone pretty much set up to how I want it (sounds, background, etc)12-16-2011 09:41 AMLike 0
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- Ricky BabaluBEACH BUM[INFO]For this method we are going to use Paul O'Briens Superboot.
Superboot is a boot.img that when booted, will root your device the first time you boot (installing su and the superuser APK). No need to flash any partitions, no need to mess around with ADB, no messing with the contents of your data partition, no overwriting the shipped ROM on your device, just boot the boot image using the instructions below and you're done![/INFO]12-16-2011 10:35 AMLike 0 - During reboot, DO NOT BATTERY PULL. The phone may loop and loop, but battery pulling will soft brick you and you will have to flash factory images to reset yourself. I was able to unplug from the computer while it was looping and the phone then rebooted itself. Or you may just have to wait a while since it is factory reseting during this first boot.Cyber Warrior likes this.12-16-2011 10:48 AMLike 1
- During reboot, DO NOT BATTERY PULL. The phone may loop and loop, but battery pulling will soft brick you and you will have to flash factory images to reset yourself. I was able to unplug from the computer while it was looping and the phone then rebooted itself. Or you may just have to wait a while since it is factory reseting during this first boot.
should I give it a few minutes before trying that?12-16-2011 10:57 AMLike 0 -
- Cyber WarriorRobots Will KillDuring reboot, DO NOT BATTERY PULL. The phone may loop and loop, but battery pulling will soft brick you and you will have to flash factory images to reset yourself. I was able to unplug from the computer while it was looping and the phone then rebooted itself. Or you may just have to wait a while since it is factory reseting during this first boot.
I did eventually pull the cord which i guess is what eventually rebooted the phone.
12-16-2011 11:06 AMLike 0
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